Thought-provoking articles and classroom ideas for English teachers who never stop learning.
When the school year draws to a close, marks frequently take center stage. Students, especially older ones, sit quietly bent over their final papers, projects are hastily wrapped up, and the countdown begins. But what if, instead of rushing toward the end, we paused to truly honour the journey we’ve taken with our learners?
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Speaking in class is both essential and difficult to do. In this post, Nick Franklin explores some simple techniques and strategies to get everyone in your class speaking, sensibly, in English.
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Where, how, when and to what end your students are seated is a vital factor in successful language practice. Discover Nick Franklin’s worst classroom management experience, how he learned from it and some great ideas for 21st-century ESL students.
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Maximum engagement in class is achieved when your students are involved in creating their own class resources. Here are 4 ideas to keep them engaged and improving all year long.
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The summer holidays are almost here. How can you keep your students happy engaged until school’s out? Here are 6 ways to get them motivated.
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English is full of words that have different meanings depending on the context in which they are used and a case in point is the word “mean” itself. Find out just what mean “means” and see why teaching English is never is as straightforward as it seems but is always full of great surprises!
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CLT (Communicative Language Teaching) is a teaching approach in which interaction is both the means of study and the fundamental objective of study. The teacher’s task is to help the learners develop their communicative competences
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